A Christmas Carol: Vocabulary- Stave One and Two

12 vocabulary terms

stave

set of lines, usually from a song or poem

palpable

able to be touched or felt

jocund

cheerful, merry, blithe, glad

destitute

without possessions; poor and needy

facetious

not meant to be taken literally or seriously; joking

lamentation

expression of great sorrow

benevolence

an act of kindness; charitable

reverently

with deep respect

corroborated

to make more certain; confirmed

remonstrated

to say or plead in protest; complained

capacious

capable of holding much; spacious, roomy

gainsay

to deny, dispute or contradict